O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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- In Coen brothers
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), a reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey set in the Depression-era American South and starring George Clooney, earned the brothers their second Oscar nomination for screenwriting. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) won rave reviews for its pitch-perfect film noir style.
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- history of film
- In history of film: United States
(1995), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), No Country for Old Men (2007; Academy Award for best picture), True Grit (2010), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
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- “Sullivan’s Travels”
- In Sullivan’s Travels
…homage to Sturges, became the title of a 2000 Coen brothers film.
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contribution by
- Harris
- In Emmylou Harris
…for the Coen brothers’ film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and she later released the solo efforts Stumble into Grace (2003), All I Intended to Be (2008), and Hard Bargain (2011). She and Rodney Crowell recorded a pair of duet albums: Old Yellow Moon (2013), which took the Grammy…
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- Krauss
- In Alison Krauss
…the soundtracks for the films O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Cold Mountain (2003) helped to introduce bluegrass to a new audience.
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- In Alison Krauss
role of
- Burnett
- In T Bone Burnett
…for the Coen brothers’ film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Burnett earned four Grammy Awards and was thrust into the public spotlight. He later won Grammys for the Tony Bennett and k.d. lang duet “A Wonderful World” (2002) and for the sound track of the Johnny Cash biopic Walk…
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- Clooney
- In George Clooney
…the quirky Coen brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and earned a Golden Globe Award for his performance as an escaped convict.
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- Goodman
- In John Goodman: Film career
…still reliving the past; and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), starring opposite George Clooney as a crooked Bible salesman in 1930s Mississippi.
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- In John Goodman: Film career
- Hunter
- In Holly Hunter
…Clooney’s character, in the Coens’ O Brother, Where Art Thou? and won an Emmy nomination for her starring role in the TV movie Harlan County War. She was nominated again for her portrayal of tennis player Billie Jean King in the 2001 television film When Billie Beat Bobby. Hunter played…
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